2022–23 Serie C

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The 2022–23 Serie C was the ninth season of the unified Serie C division, the third tier of the Italian football league system.

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Serie C
Season2022–23
DatesRegular season:
3 September 2022 – 23 April 2023
Play-offs:
11 May 2023 – 18 June 2023
PromotedFeralpisalò
Reggiana
Catanzaro
Lecco (via play-off)
RelegatedSangiuliano City
Piacenza
San Donato Tavarnelle
Imolese
Montevarchi
Gelbison
Viterbese
Fidelis Andria
Pordenone (default)
Siena (default)
Matches played1,140[1]
Goals scored2,645 (2.32 per match)[2]
Top goalscorerPietro Iemmello
(28 goals)
Biggest home winCatanzaro 6–0 Monopoli
(19 February 2023)
Biggest away winSan Donato Tavarnelle 1–6 Cesena
(6 April 2023)
Highest scoringPontedera 5–4 Olbia
(23 December 2022)
Longest winning run7 matches[3][4][5]
Reggiana (19–25)
Longest unbeaten run26 matches[3][4][5]
Catanzaro (1–26)
Longest winless run15 matches[3][4][5]
Fidelis Andria (16–30)
Fiorenzuola (24–38)
Longest losing run7 matches[3][4][5]
AlbinoLeffe (27–33)
Highest attendance20,368[6][7][8]
Pescara 2–2 Foggia
(Play-offs)
Lowest attendance21[6][7][8]
Juventus Next Gen 0–3 Virtus Verona
Total attendance2,374,931
Average attendance2,011
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Changes

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The league will be composed by 60 teams, geographically divided into three different groups. The group composition will be decided and formalized by the Serie C league committee between July and August.

The following teams have changed division since the 2021–22 season:

Vacancies

On 1 July 2022, the Co.Vi.So.C. rejected the league applications of Teramo and Campobasso.[16] Both exclusions were confirmed on appeal on 8 July 2022, with both teams announcing their intention to request one further appeal in front of the Italian National Olympic Committee sports magistrature,[17] which was rejected.

The appeal at TAR of Lazio was rejected on 3 August 2022, leading the football league to confirm the repechages of Fermana and Torres. However, later on 4 August 2022, the Council of State suspended the exclusion of Campobasso, with a final appeal sentence scheduled on 25 August;[18] as a direct consequence, the Lega Pro football league postponed indefinitely the announcement of the fixture list.[19] On 26 August 2022, the Council of State finally confirmed the exclusion of both Campobasso and Teramo.[20]

Name changes

On 26 August 2022, Juventus Under-23 (Juventus's reserve team) changed its name to Juventus Next Gen.[21]

Group A (North)

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Stadia and locations

9 teams from Lombardy, 4 team from Veneto, 3 teams from Piedmont, 2 teams from Friuli-Venezia Giulia, 1 team from Emilia-Romagna and 1 team from Trentino-South Tyrol.

Location of teams in 2022–23 Serie C (Group A) (Lombardy)

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Feralpisalò (C, P) 38 20 11 7 41 21 +20 71 Promotion to Serie B.
Qualification for the Supercoppa di Serie C
2 Pordenone (E) 38 16 14 8 53 35 +18 62[a] Excluded
3 Lecco (O, P) 38 17 11 10 45 40 +5 62[a] Qualification for the promotion play-offs national phase
4 Pro Sesto 38 16 12 10 46 45 +1 60 Qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase[b]
5 Padova 38 15 14 9 47 40 +7 59
6 Virtus Verona 38 15 13 10 46 30 +16 58[c]
7 Vicenza[d] 38 17 7 14 64 47 +17 58[c] Qualification for the promotion play-offs national phase
8 Renate 38 14 11 13 49 55 6 53[e] Qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase[b]
9 Arzignano Valchiampo 38 13 14 11 43 38 +5 53[e]
10 Novara 38 15 7 16 48 45 +3 52
11 Pergolettese 38 14 9 15 43 42 +1 51
12 Pro Patria 38 13 11 14 37 43 6 50
13 Juventus Next Gen 38 13 10 15 42 48 6 49
14 Trento 38 12 10 16 40 42 2 46[f]
15 Pro Vercelli 38 12 10 16 38 47 9 46[f]
16 Mantova (T) 38 12 9 17 48 62 14 45 Readmitted
17 Sangiuliano City (R) 38 12 6 20 38 46 8 42 Qualification for the relegation play-outs
18 Triestina (O) 38 9 12 17 31 45 14 39
19 AlbinoLeffe (O) 38 9 11 18 43 54 11 38[g]
20 Piacenza (R) 38 8 14 16 42 59 17 38[g] Relegation to Serie D
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Updated to match(es) played on 16 April 2023. Source: Lega Pro, Soccerway (in English)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Lower goals against; 7) Wins; 8) Lower losses; 9) Away wins; 10) Lower home losses.[23]
(C) Champions; (E) Eliminated; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:
  1. Pordenone ahead of Lecco due to head-to-head matches: POR-LEC 5-0; LEC-POR 0-0
  2. Since Vicenza, the winners of the 2022-23 Coppa Italia Serie C, finished within the top 10 places in the group, Pergolettese, the 11-th placed team, qualifies for the group phase of the promotion play-offs.
  3. Virtus Verona ahead of Vicenza due to goal difference in head-to-head matches: VVE-VIC 1-2; VIC-VVE 0-2
  4. Vicenza qualified to the national phase of the promotion play-offs by winning the 2022-23 Coppa Italia Serie C.[22]
  5. Renate ahead of Arzignano Valchiampo due to head-to-head matches: REN-ARZ 3-0; ARZ-REN 2-3
  6. Trento ahead of Pro Vercelli due to head-to-head matches: TRE-PVE 4-1; PVE-TRE 1-2
  7. AlbinoLeffe ahead of Piacenza due to general goal difference. Head-to-head matches: PIA-ALB 2-2; ALB-PIA 1-1

Group B (Centre)

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Stadia and locations

6 teams from Tuscany, 5 teams from Emilia-Romagna, 4 teams from Marche, 2 teams from Sardinia. 1 team from Liguria, 1 team from Piedmont and 1 team from Umbria.

Location of teams in 2022–23 Serie C (Group B) (Tuscany)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Reggiana (C, P) 38 24 9 5 63 27 +36 81 Promotion to Serie B.
Qualification for the Supercoppa di Serie C
2 Cesena 38 23 10 5 66 24 +42 79[a] Qualification for the promotion play-offs national phase
3 Virtus Entella 38 23 10 5 60 31 +29 79[a]
4 Carrarese 38 18 8 12 51 42 +9 62 Qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase
5 Gubbio 38 17 10 11 50 34 +16 61
6 Pontedera 38 16 12 10 48 39 +9 60
7 Ancona 38 16 10 12 55 44 +11 58
8 Lucchese 38 12 15 11 36 32 +4 51
9 Siena[b] (E) 38 11 17 10 40 40 0 48 Expelled
10 Rimini 38 11 14 13 43 41 +2 47[c] Qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase
11 Recanatese 38 11 14 13 39 43 4 47[c]
12 Fermana 38 9 17 12 43 49 6 44
13 Olbia 38 9 14 15 43 50 7 41[d]
14 Fiorenzuola 38 11 8 19 31 44 13 41[e]
15 Torres 38 8 17 13 33 36 3 41[f]
16 Vis Pesaro 38 9 12 17 24 55 31 39
17 Alessandria (O) 38 9 11 18 33 52 19 38 Qualification for the relegation play-outs
18 San Donato Tavarnelle (R) 38 8 13 17 40 62 22 37
19 Imolese[g] (R) 38 9 9 20 29 55 26 30 Relegation to Serie D
20 Montevarchi (R) 38 6 10 22 32 59 27 28
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Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2023. Source: Lega Pro, Soccerway (in English)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Lower goals against; 7) Wins; 8) Lower losses; 9) Away wins; 10) Lower home losses.[23]
(C) Champions; (E) Eliminated; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Cesena ahead of Virtus Entella due to head-to-head matches: ENT-CES 0-0; CES-ENT 4-0
  2. 2 point deducted due to unpaid income tax on players' salaries.[24]
  3. Rimini ahead of Recanatese due to general goal difference. Head-to-head matches: REC-RIM 0-1; RIM-REC 1-2
  4. Olbia ahead of Fiorenzuola and Torres due to head-to-head matches: Head-to-head points in matches: OLB: 7 pts, FIO: 6 pts, TOR: 4 pts
  5. Fiorenzuola behind of Olbia and ahead of Torres due to head-to-head matches: Head-to-head points in matches: OLB: 7 pts, FIO: 6 pts, TOR: 4 pts
  6. Torres behind of Olbia and Fiorenzuola due to head-to-head matches: Head-to-head points in matches: OLB: 7 pts, FIO: 6 pts, TOR: 4 pts
  7. 6 points deducted due to unpaid income tax on players' salaries.[25][26]

Group C (South)

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Stadia and locations

6 teams from Apulia, 5 teams from Campania, 3 teams from Lazio, 2 teams from Basilicata, 2 teams from Calabria, 1 team from Abruzzo and 1 team from Sicily.

Location of teams in 2022–23 Serie C (Group C) (Campania)
Location of teams in 2022–23 Serie C (Group C) (Basilicata)

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Catanzaro (P) 38 30 6 2 102 21 +81 96 Promotion to Serie B.
Qualification for the Supercoppa di Serie C
2 Crotone 38 23 11 4 57 31 +26 80 Qualification for the promotion play-offs national phase
3 Pescara 38 19 8 11 58 42 +16 65
4 Foggia 38 18 7 13 60 44 +16 61 Qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase
5 Audace Cerignola 38 16 12 10 48 41 +7 60
6 Picerno 38 15 14 9 40 34 +6 59
7 Monopoli 38 16 6 16 46 48 2 54
8 Latina 38 12 13 13 39 46 7 49
9 Potenza 38 10 18 10 49 57 8 48
10 Juve Stabia 38 12 10 16 37 49 12 46[a]
11 Taranto 38 11 13 14 26 36 10 46[b]
12 Giugliano 38 11 13 14 51 61 10 46[c]
13 Virtus Francavilla 38 13 6 19 47 54 7 45
14 Avellino 38 11 10 17 42 49 7 43[d]
15 Turris 38 11 10 17 40 56 16 43[d]
16 Monterosi Tuscia[e] 38 10 14 14 39 45 6 42
17 Messina (O) 38 11 8 19 32 47 15 41 Qualification for the relegation play-outs
18 Gelbison (R) 38 7 15 16 25 40 15 36
19 Viterbese[f] (R) 38 8 11 19 35 52 17 33[g] Relegation to Serie D
20 Fidelis Andria (R) 38 6 15 17 29 49 20 33[g]
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Updated to match(es) played on 16 April 2023. Source: Lega Pro, Soccerway (in English)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Lower goals against; 7) Wins; 8) Lower losses; 9) Away wins; 10) Lower home losses.[23]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Juve Stabia ahead of Taranto and Giugliano due to head-to-head matches: Head-to-head points in matches: JUV: 7 pts, TAR: 5 pts, GIU: 4 pts
  2. Taranto is behind Juve Stabia and ahead of Giugliano due to head-to-head matches: Head-to-head points in matches: JUV: 7 pts, TAR: 5 pts, GIU: 4 pts
  3. Giugliano is behind Juve Stabia and Giugliano due to head-to-head matches: Head-to-head points in matches: JUV: 7 pts, TAR: 5 pts, GIU: 4 pts
  4. Avellino ahead of Turris due to goal difference in head-to-head matches: TUR-AVE 1-3; AVE-TUR 0-1
  5. Monterosi Tuscia were deducted two points due to unpaid income tax on players' salaries.[27]
  6. Viterbese were deducted two points as a penalty by the Disciplinary Section of the National Federal Court.[28]
  7. Viterbese ahead of Fidelis Andria due to general goal difference. Head-to-head matches: VIT-AND 2-2; AND-VIT 1-1

Promotion play-offs

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Rules and dates were announced on 6 March 2023.[29] The first play-off matches were delayed to 11 May because of decision about Siena penalization not arriving before 30 April.

Group play-offs

Group play-offs first round

Matches were played on 11 May 2023.

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Group play-offs second round

Matches were played on 14 May 2023.

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Pro Sesto 1–1 Renate
Padova 0–1 Virtus Verona
Carrarese 0–1 Ancona
Gubbio 1–1 Pontedera
Foggia 1–1 Potenza
Audace Cerignola 2–1 Monopoli
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National play-offs

National play-offs first round

The first legs were played on 18 May 2023 and the second legs were played on 22 May 2023.

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ancona 3–3 Lecco 2–2 1–1
Gubbio 3–3 Virtus Entella 2–0 1–3
Virtus Verona 3–5 Pescara 2–2 1–3
Pro Sesto 2–3 Vicenza 2–1 0–2
Audace Cerignola 4–4 Foggia 4–1 0–3
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National play-offs second round

The first legs were played on 27 May 2023 and the second legs were played on 31 May 2023.

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lecco 3–2 Pordenone 0–1 3–1
Vicenza 0–0 Cesena 0–0 0–0
Foggia 3–2 Crotone 1–0 2–2
Pescara 5–3 Virtus Entella 2–1 3–2
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Final Four

The semi-finals legs were played on 4 and 8 June 2023 and the final legs were played on 13 and 18 June 2023.

Semi-finals Final
          
4 Foggia (p) 2 2 4 (4)
3 Pescara 2 2 4 (3)
4 Foggia 1 1 2
3 Lecco 2 3 5
3 Lecco (p) 1 1 2 (5)
2 Cesena 2 0 2 (3)

Lecco promoted to Serie B.

Relegation play-outs

The first legs were played on 6 May 2023 and the second legs were played on 13 May 2023.[29]

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
AlbinoLeffe 2–1 Mantova 1–0 1–1
Triestina 2–1 Sangiuliano City 0–0 2–1
San Donato Tavarnelle 2–3 Alessandria 1–2 1–1
Gelbison 1–1 Messina 1–0 0–1
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Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[30][31][32]
1 Italy Pietro Iemmello Catanzaro 28
2 Argentina Franco Ferrari Vicenza 19
Argentina Facundo Lescano Pescara
Italy Cosimo Patierno Virtus Francavilla
Italy Daniele Ragatzu Olbia
6 Italy Simone Corazza Cesena 18
7 Italy Salvatore Caturano Potenza 17
Italy Claudio Santini1 Rimini
9 Italy Tommaso Biasci Catanzaro 16
Albania Silvio Merkaj3 Virtus Entella
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Note

1 Player scored 1 goal in the play-offs.
3 Player scored 3 goals in the play-offs.

Notes

  1. Until matchday 12.

References

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